Service difficulty report · Tscu · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
November 20, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
54,790 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Tscu
Part number
30005000046
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
32,749 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) DURING CLIMB OUT, NR 1 ENGINE TORQUE INDICATION WENT TO 165 PERCENT. POWER WAS REDUCED BUT TORQUE INDICATION REMAINED THE SAME, ALL OTHER ENGINE PARAMETERS APPEARED TO BE NORMAL AND NO ACFT YAW WAS NOTICED. FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED THEIR QRH AND PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, THE ACFT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NR 1 TORQUE SIGNAL CONDITIONING UNIT, TSCU WAS REPLACED AND TESTED BEFORE RETURNING THE ACFT TO SERVICE.